4989 Joegoldstein

Summary

4989 Joegoldstein is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4989 Joegoldstein is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Joseph I. Goldstein is named after 4989 Joegoldstein^[6].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's follows is recorded as Q154906^[7].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's followed by is recorded as 4990 Trombka^[8].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 DX1^[11].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SN4^[12].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 EA6^[13].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-02-28T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y51gj^[15].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004989^[16].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1833143'}^[19].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1827649526160705'}^[20].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.07'}^[22].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.34009'}^[23].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.35731179816433'}^[24].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.13'}^[25].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1507.968678182281'}^[26].
• 4989 Joegoldstein's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+316.71149'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4989 Joegoldstein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Joseph I. Goldstein is named after 4989 Joegoldstein^[6].

Why It Matters

4989 Joegoldstein ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]